Shloka 54

Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान—सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)

Devanagari script

त्रिकू्टं समतिक्रम्य कालपर्वतमेव च । ददर्श मकरावासं गम्भीरोदं महोदधिम्‌,त्रिकूट और कालपर्वतको लाँधकर उसने मगरोंके निवासस्थान गहरे महासागरको देखा

Transliteration

Trikūṭaṁ samatikramya Kālaparvatam eva ca | dadarśa makarāvāsaṁ gambhīrodaṁ mahodadhim ||

Translation

越过特利库塔山与迦罗山之后，他望见那浩瀚大海——水深无底，素以摩伽罗之所居而闻名。

Word by Word

• त्रिकूटम्: Trikūṭa (mountain)
• त्रिकूटम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिकूट
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समतिक्रम्य: having crossed/overstepped
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अति + क्रम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• कालपर्वतम्: the Kāla mountain
• कालपर्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालपर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ददर्श: he saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मकरावासम्: abode of makaras (sea-creatures/crocodiles)
• मकरावासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकरावास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गम्भीर-उदम्: deep-watered
• गम्भीर-उदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्भीर + उद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महा-उदधिम्: the great ocean
• महा-उदधिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + उदधि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

(श्रीरम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Rāma
• Trikūṭa (mountain)
• Kāla-parvata (mountain)
• Mahodadhi (the great ocean)
• Makara (aquatic creature)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfast progress: crossing daunting obstacles and continuing forward until the objective is clearly seen. Implicitly it commends resolve and courage in the face of vast, intimidating realities.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rāma passes beyond Mount Trikūṭa and the Kāla mountain and then beholds the great ocean, described as deep and as the habitat of makaras.